Flower-stand



(No Model.)

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No. 411,896, Patented Oct. 1,1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica JAMES A. KOEHLER AND CLARKSON A. KOEHLER, OF EAST SAGINAV,

MICH

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FLOWER-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed January 16, 1889. Serial No. 296,541. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAMES A. KOEHLER and CLARKSON A. KOEHLER, citizens ot' the United States, residing' at East Saginaw, county of Saginaw, State ot Michigan, have invented a certain new and usel'ul Improvement in Flower-Stau ds; and we declare the following` to be a full, clear, and exactdescription ot' the invention, such as will enable others Skilled inthe art to which it appertalus to make and use the same, reference beingl had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to an improved flower-stand, the special object heilig to provide a rotatable flower-stand, whereby the stand with the flowers thereupon may be swunsa)` in front of a window in the mornin g, or whenever desired, and also be readily and easily swung` around away from the window when required to facilitate the watering of the plants, and particularly to remove them from the window at night to prevel'lt the flowers being chilled or frozen.

Our invention consists of the combinations of ,devices and appliances hereinafter described and claimed, and more fully illustrated in the drawings submitted herewith, in ,Whichm Figure l is a perspective view illustrating our invention; Fig. Z, a vertical section.

lVe carry out our invention as follows:

ln the drawings, A A A2 As represent a series of supporting-shelves supported one above another by a series of stepped brackets B B B2, the whole structure of shelves resting upon a bracket-arm C, which we prefer to form of a suitable piece of piping to give proper strength and lightness to the stand.

D represents a vertical standard, which we also prefer to make of suitable tubing, the same being engaged at its lower end in a block E, secured upon the door, the standard having a rotatable movement in said block.

F represents a bearing` or sleeve engaging the standard toward its upper end, and which is to be secured in the adjacent casing. By this construction and arrangement it is obvious that the stand may be readily rotated about, `to and from the window.

le prefer to construct the bracket-arm of 'a piece ot bent tubing, one end being engaged upon the standard toward its upper end, the opposite end heilig secured to the standard at. a point below the former, the return end of the bracket-arm thus constituting a brace.

XVe preferto run any desired number of braces also from the bracket-arm to any of the shelves, as may be desired, as shown at cc c2. So, also, one or morebraces l may be run from the standard to the shelves.

The form and number of braces and the manner of connecting,` the shelves one above another may vary without (ileparting from the principle of our invention.

-Such a rotatable flower-stand is very serviceable, while at the same time it is tasty in appearance, economical, and easily operated.

The invention, it will be seen, is equally adapted for an exhibit-stand in the. show- Window of a store for any article ot' merchandise.

W'hatwe claim as our invention is" The herein-described flower-stand, consisting of a series of stepped brackets, shelves secured to said step-brackets one above the other, a rotatable standard, a bracket-supporting arm constructed of a piece of bent metal having its two extremities fixed to said standard, and braces e, c', and c2, connecting the opposite portions of said bracket-arm with the said shelves, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we sign this specifica tion in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. KOEHLER. CLARKSON A. KOEl-ILER.

lVitnesses:

JOHN A. JOHNSON, LEWIS WEADOCK. 

